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For ages, INDIA has been viewed as a symbol of the mystical and exotic East. Dismissing India as a cliche runs the serious risk of placing India in a timeless zone outside of the real world, which is increasingly modern and complex.

Travel in India can be challenging and exciting! Get to know a little more before you go about the country with the second-highest population.

The Indian government changed the name of its new tourist visa programme as there was growing criticism that it was confusing.

Visitors from 43 countries no longer have to queue up at local embassies, but can instead apply for their visas online and collect them at airports.

India is the world's seventh-largest country, stretching from the high mountains of the Himalayas to the tropical greenery of Kerala, and from the sacred Ganges to the sands of the Thar desert. Its more than one billion inhabitants are divided into two thousand ethnic groups and speak over 200 different languages.

The climate in India varies greatly, from the deserts of Rajasthan to the cool highlands of Assam, allegedly the wettest place on earth. But basically, India has three seasons a year – the hot season, the monsoon (wet) season, and the cool season.